Website Counters

Tells you who is visiting your websites. Free and no registration. Simply set up your feedjit and embed into your website or blog. (Added 4/26/11)

Cluster Maps http://www.clustrmaps.com/index.htmSee who is visiting your websites. Gives you a map that points out where you're getting the most hits for your website. Requires some basic registration to create. Embed directly to your site. (Added 4/26/11)New Link

Slideshows

Video

*PhotosFlickr http://www.flickr.com/Account needed to upload photos. Search for photos to use for presentations, papers, etc.... Use Advanced Search to get only Creative Common Licensed photos

5 Card Flickr (added 4-11-11)http://5card.cogdogblog.com/play.php?suit=5cardUse the Five Card Flickr application to encourage creative writing.
The application chooses five random images from Flickr, and students then have to construct a story based around the images. Stories can be submitted to the site, and there is an archive to search.

BeFunky http://www.befunky.com/No Account NeededApply several different types of photo-effects to images you upload. Then you can save to your computer or print.

*Social BookmarkingDelicious http://delicious.com/Allows you to access your bookmarks from any computer. You can also share your bookmarks.

Must have account

Word CloudsWordle http://www.wordle.net/A toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends. Gives you the code to embed a link in your website like shown below.No Account Needed

XTimeline

Timeglider

http://timeglider.com/Create, collaborate on, and publish zooming/panning interactive timelines — for free. Timeglider is great for history classes, project planning, genealogy, and more. It's like Google Maps, but for time. Need account.

TimeRime

http://www.timerime.com/TimeRime allows users to create timelines that include text, images, audio, and video. One of the better features of TimeRime is that you can have more than one type of media for each event on your timeline. TimeRime users can also select which media type they want as the feature piece of each event. As we've come to expect with any web 2.0 tool of this type, you can embed the timeline in a blog or share it via email. Need account.

Dipity

http://www.dipity.com/Dipity is a great timeline creation tool that allows users to incorporate text, images, and videos into each entry on their timeline. Dipity also incorporates a mapping feature which allows users to place a Google Maps bookmark related to the topics the timeline covers. Like most good web tools, Dipity has a collaboration option and has multiple options for sharing products publicly or privately. Each entry to a Dipity timeline can include multiple types of media which allows users to add more detail and information than can be included in a traditional timeline. Need an account.

VIDEO SHARINGVimeo http://vimeo.comHome for videos you create. Must have an account Can email to others or embed into webpage or blogWeekly limit of 500 mb

Text to Speech Tools

VozME (added 10-13-10)http://vozme.com/index.php?lang=enType or paste text into a word box and have the computer read it back to you. Can an also install a speech synthesis bookmarlet to your browser, allowing you to select text on any webpage and have it read to you.No account needed

Read The Words (added 10-13-10)http://www.readthewords.com/Type or paste text into a word box and have the computer read it back to you. No account needed

FREE Graphic Organizers

Use graphic organizers to structure writing projects, to help in problem solving, decision making, studying, planning research and brainstorming. Included in the roster of graphic organizers are templates for word webs, KWL charts, flow charts, story maps, and idea wheels. These are all in pdf format, so you can easily drag them into Notebook and incorporate them into your SmartBoard lessons.

Does the same as DocStoc but has more choices on how to save your uploaded file. You could save as a catalog, newspaper, magazine, etc.*Requires an account.

Reading - Literacy

Vocabahead (added 10-13-10)http://www.vocabahead.com/Home/tabid/37/Default.aspxPresents videos on vocabulary words. Students/Teachers can add their own or make a list to share with students.

Big IQ Kids (added 10-13-10)Free Vocabularyhttp://www.bigiqkids.com/VocabularyProgram/FreeVocabulary.htmlGrades 2-8Select a word list or add a list of words and the computer will pronounce, give definition and sentence. No account needed. Can also create your own list of words if you register.

Free Spellinghttp://www.bigiqkids.com/SpellingTest/FreeSpellingProgram.htmlBigIQkids Online spelling program acts like a virtual spelling tutor that presents spelling quizzes, spelling tests, and fun spelling games all customized to each child’s abilities. Our students score 100% on every spelling test! You can use our grade level word lists or yours!Free Vowel http://www.BigIQkids.com/freevowel.htmlBigIQkids FREE Vowel Program includes an interactive online program which helps k-5 children master short and long A, E, I, O, and U vowels

Just for FUNMake Sweet http://www.makesweet.comTake your photos and words and convert them to animations, tattoos, wine labels, guitar cases...